Saturday, January 26, 2019

La Solution à L’insomnie



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À Edward Seymour
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I once knew a fellow called Eddie
Who in order, for sleep, to be ready
Had to go to bed hugging his Teddy
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But one day his mother said 'Ed?
I'm sorry but Teddy is dead.
His stuffing fell out of his head.’
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Calamity struck for poor Edward.
He cried when he tried going bed-ward.
‘Sleep’ had become the most dread word.
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Then he heard, en français, Édouard?’
It was his bear’s voice! From a star?
Well, he knew it had come from afar.
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‘Ne t’inquiète pas, mon petit!
Je promesses je serai ton ami.
Pas seulement, Édouard, aujourd’hui –

Nous serons les amis pour l’éternité.
tant que tu continue à parler français.“
Aha, Edward got it. Français was the way
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to - Teddy Bear? No. Il est l’ours Théodore!
Il dit ça à maman une fois et encore.
Maman sourit: elle répond 'd’accord!
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Le français est la solution à l’insomnie.’
« J’adore Théodore! » dit-Édouard chaque nuit 
Est’ce qu’Édouard dort bien? Tellement oui!
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